Nuclear Physics Explained

Nuclear Physics Explained « Series from 2018

Series from 2018

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Genres: Special Interest

Taught by Professor Lawrence Weinstein of Old Dominion University, this course explains the science, history, hazards, applications, and latest advances in nuclear physics.

You learn the principles of radioactivity, how nuclear bombs and reactors work, the uses of radiation for cancer treatment and medical imaging, what makes some forms of radiation dangerous, plus you tour a linear accelerator.

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A Tour of the Nucleus and Nuclear Forces

Curve of Binding Energy: Fission and Fusion

Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Decay

Radiation Sources, Natural and Unnatural

How Dangerous Is Radiation?

The Liquid-Drop Model of the Nucleus

The Quantum Nucleus and Magic Numbers

Particle Accelerators: Schools of Scattering

Detecting Subatomic Particles

How to Experiment with Nuclear Collisions

Scattering Nucleons in Singles or in Pairs

Sea Quarks, Gluons, and the Origin of Mass

Nuclear Fusion in Our Sun

Making Elements: Big Bang to Neutron Stars

Splitting the Nucleus

Nuclear Weapons Were Never "Atomic" Bombs

Harnessing Nuclear Chain Reactions

Nuclear Accidents and Lessons Learned

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Advanced Reactors

Nuclear Fusion: Obstacles and Achievements

Killing Cancer with Isotopes, X-Rays, Protons

Medical Imaging: CT, PET, SPECT, and MRI

Isotopes as Clocks and Fingerprints

Viewing the World with Radiation